Dr. Carol A. Bernstein is Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Wellbeing in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health at Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She is also a consultant and Senior Scholar for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). She was previously Vice Chair for Education and Director of Residency Training in Psychiatry at NYU. From 2001-2011, Dr. Bernstein also served as the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and the Designated Institutional Official for ACGME accredited training programs at NYU. Dr. Bernstein is a Past-President of the American Psychiatric Association and served the Association as Vice-President, Treasurer and Trustee-at-Large and as the chair of multiple committees. She has served as a spokesperson for the American Psychiatric Association on many occasions and received the 1997 exemplary psychiatrist award from the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). She is the recipient of the APA/NIMH Vestermark Award in Psychiatric Education and the APA Alexandra Symonds Award for contributions to the advancement of women in leadership and in women’s health. In 2018, Dr. Bewnstein received a special Presidential commendation from the APA for her work in educating the public about mental illness through her role on Sirius/XM Doctor Radio. In 2019, she received the John Gienapp Award for notable contributions to Graduate Medical Education from the ACGME and the Distinguished Service Award from the American College of Psychiatrists.
Dr. Bernstein completed medical school at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Following an internship in internal medicine at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Medical Center in New York, she completed her psychiatric residency training at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Bernstein is active in many national psychiatric associations in addition to the APA - these include the American College of Psychiatrists where she is currently the Treasurer of the Board of Regents, the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, among others. In 2003, Dr. Bernstein was selected as a Fellow in ELAM (Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine) a national program, designed to promote leadership for women in medicine. In 2005, Dr. Bernstein completed the Physician Leadership Development Program at NYU as well as the Graduate Medical Education Leadership Program of the ACGME. From 2010-2016, Dr. Bernstein served on the Board of Directors of the ACGME where she co-chaired the ACGME Task Force on Physician Well Being. She is also a member of the Action Collaborative on Clinician Wellbeing and Resilience of the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Bernstein has written numerous articles and chapters on psychiatric education and has served as a peer reviewer for both the American Journal of Psychiatry and Academic Psychiatry. She has served on the editorial boards of Academic Psychiatry, the Journal of Psychiatric Services and Focus, has presented at more than 80 conferences and meetings and has been the recipient of a number of visiting professorships. For more than ten years, Dr. Bernstein hosted a weekly call-in show for consumers on Sirius Radio’s Doctor Radio Channel sponsored by the NYU Langone Medical Center.

1. Stern, J., Bernstein, CA, Whelan, MA, Neu, HC. “Pasteurella Multocida Subdural Empyema”.  Journal of Neurosurgery.  54 (4), April 1981: 550‑552.

1. Bernstein, CA, Rabkin, JG, Wolland, H. “Medical and Dental Students Attitudes About the AIDS Epidemic.” Academic Medicine, 65 (7), July 1990: 458-460.

1. Sulkowicz, K., Bernstein, CA, Dess, P., Hasan, A., McCarthy, M., Schweitzer, G., Heussy, J. “Psychiatrists Treating Physicians: Countertransference of a Resident Treating a Depressed Physician.” Journal of Psychotherapy Practice and Research, 6 (3), Summer 1997: 250-261.

1. Rosenberg, RC, Schwarz, M., Ying, P., Bernstein, CA “Patterns of Drug Use and Their Relationship to Entitlements in a Psychiatric Emergency Service Population.”  Emergency Psychiatry. 4 (3), 1998: 43-50.

1. Bernstein, CA, Preface, Psychiatric Clinics of North America, “Emergency Psychiatry”.  Philadelphia: WB Saunders.  22 (4), December 1999. xiii – xiv.

1. Bernstein, CA, Goldstein, MS., “Deceptions of Psychiatry Residents,” American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 22 (3), 2001, 21-36.

1. Yedidia, MJ, Gillespie CG, Bernstein CA.“A Survey of Psychiatric Residency Directors on Current Priorities and Preparation for Public Sector Care.” Psychiatric Services, 57 (2) February 2006.

1. Pessar, LF, Levine ER, Bernstein CA, Cabaniss DL, Dickstein LJ, Graff SV, Hales DJ, Jones PM, Nadelson CC, Robinowitz CB, Scheiber SC, Silberman EK:  “Recruiting and Rewarding Faculty for Teaching”: Academic Psychiatry, 30 (2) Mar/Apr 2006.

1. Yusim A, Anbarasan D., Bernstein C, Boksay I., Dulchin M., Lindenmayer JP, Saavedra-Velez C, Shapiro M., Sadock B., “Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Presenting as Othello Syndrome:  Case Presentation and Review of the Literature,” American Journal of Psychiatry, 165 (9), September, 2008,  1119-1125.

1. O’Leary, P, Bernstein CA (Interviewee); “Three Views on Resident Wellness,” Residents’ Journal, American Journal of Psychiatry and the APA Committee of Residents and Fellows;  November 2008, Vol. 3, No 11, pp  1-2.

1. Ishak, W, Nikravesh, R  Lederer,S,  Mandiu, C,., Seligman, L., Vasa, M., Ogunyemi, D., Bernstein, CA: “Burnout During Residency Training: A Literature Review”; Journal of Graduate Medical Education, December 2009, pp. 236-242.

1. Bernstein CA, Hershfield B, Cohen DC, “Psychiatry in the USA: An Overview”.  International Psychiatry, October 2010, Vol 7, No. 4, pp 90-92.

1. Bernstein CA, “Response to the Presidential Address”.  American Journal of Psychiatry, October 2010, 167:10, pp 1-4.

1. Bernstein CA, Bughra, D. “ The Next Generation of Psychiatrists:  What Is Needed in Training?”.  Asian Journal of Psychiatry 4 (2011)  pp  88-91.

1. Bernstein CA, “Presidential Address:  Transforming Mental Health Through Leadership, Discovery and Collaboration.” American Journal of Psychiatry, October, 2011, 168:10, pp. 1022-1025.

1. Belkin GS, Yusim A., Anbarasan, D, Bernstein CA, “Teaching ‘Global Mental Health:’ Psychiatry Residency Directors’ Attitudes and Practices Regarding International Opportunities for Psychiatric Residents.” Academic Psychiatry Vol. 35. No. 6, November-December 2011, pp 400-403.

1. Silberman, E., Belitsky, R., Bernstein, CA, Cabaniss, D., Crisphan, H., Dickstein, L, Scheiber, S, .  “Recruiting Researchers in Psychiatry:  The Influence of Residency versus Early Motivation,” Academic Psychiatry, Vol 36, No 2, March-April 2012, pp 85-90.

1. Bernstein, CA, “The Future According to Sisyphus”, Academic Psychiatry, Vol. 37, No 4, July-August 2013, pp 233-237.

1. IsHak W, Nikravesh R., Lederer S., Perry R, Ogunyemi D,  Bernstein C. “Burnout in Medical Students:  A Systematic Review:” Clin Teach. 2013 Aug; 10 (4):242-5.

1. Hilty, DM, Belitsky,R., Cohen, MB., Cabaniss, DL, Dickstein, LJ,  Bernstein, CA, Kaplan, AS, Scheiber, SC, Crisp-Han, HD, Wrzosek, MI, Silberman, EK., “Impact of the Information Age on Residency Training:  Communication, Access to Public Information, and Clinical Care,” Academic Psychiatry”, August, 2014, Vol. 39:  104-107.

1. Goldman, ML., Shah, RN., Bernstein, CA, “ Depression and Suicide Among Physician Trainees:  Recommendations for a National Response”;  JAMA Psychiatry,  May 2015,,Vol 72, No.5.

1. Goldman, ML., Shah, RN, Bernstein, CA, “., Bernstein, CA, “Addressing Depression and Suicide Among Physician Trainees:  Recommendations for a National Response”;  Letter to the Editor, In Reply,  JAMA Psychiatry,  August  2015,,Vol 72, No.8 .

1. Vestal, HS, Belitsky, R., Bernstein, CA, Chaukos, D., et.al,, “Required and Elective Experiences During the 4^th Year:  An Analysis of ACGME Accredited Psychiatry Residency Program Websites”.  Academic Psychiatry, February 2016.

1. Chaukos, D., Vestal HS, Bernstein, C. “Responding to the Call for Improving Resident Wellness”, Letter to the Editor.  Academic Medicine, Vol. 91. No. 6.  June 2016.

1. Vaughn, RL, Smith, LM,  Bernstein, CA, et.al. “Expanding the Pipeline:  The New York University School of Medicine-University of Ghana School of Medicine and Dentistry Psychiatric Education Initiative”, International Journal of Public Health,  45: 154-159.  2016.

1. Chaukos, D., Vestal HS, Bernstein, C, et.al. “An Ounce of Prevention: A Public Health Approach to Improving Physician Well-Being” ; Academic Psychiatry , July, 2017.

1. Goldman, M,L , Bernstein, CA, Konopasek, L  Arbuckle, M,  Mayer, LS. “An Intervention Framework for Institutions to Meet the New Common Program Requirements for Physician Wellbeing”. Academic Psychiatry.  February, 2018

1. 28.     Goldman, ML, Bernstein CA, Summers, RF:  “Potential Risks and Benefits of Mental Health Screening of Physicians”.  JAMA, December, 2018

1. Templeton, K, Bernstein, CA, et.al.  “Gender Differences in Burnout”, A Discussion paper, National Academy of Medicine, Action Collaborative on Clinician Wellbeing and Burnout, May, 2019

1. 30.     Gold, JA, Bernstein, CA, Cyrus, KD,  Fitelson, E., Lieberman, AS, Mangurian, C;’  “TIMES  UP Healthcare: A Role for Mental Health,  American Journal of Psychiatry ,September 2019

1. Oquendo, MA, Bernstein, CA, Mayer, L. “A Key Differential for Physicians: Major Depression or Burnout?”,  JAMA Psychiatry, September 2019